LIVE IN ALICANTE

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I attended the last Hive Live Event in Graz by chance (it so happened to be in the city were I reside) thanks to a YouTube notification. It was one of my major milestone as a Hivean, and for the next Hive Live Event in Alicante, I did make a conscious effort to attend and it turned out to be a pleasant experience.

My trip to Alicante was tedious. I had to travel from Graz to Vienna to catch my first flight to Milan. The connecting flight to Alicante was about three hours after my arrival. I got to Alicante around 0:00 and still had to roam around for another 15 hours before I could check in to my hostel (always make your reservations yourself people!). So the entire hassle did ruin my plans with the hive community on that said day, and I had already missed out on the presentations the previous day.

Things were not looking great on the first day of my trip, and I thought it might end up being a disaster, concerning I had just a few days to spend in Alicante. Fortunately, I was able to meet up for dinner later that evening, and it turned out great. Saw new and old faces. Had a couple chats whilst drinking beer. A perfect way to end a hectic day.

I had plans to visit Ibiza the following day but after weighing my options I decided to forgo my trip to hangout with the Hive community, and in hindsight, it was the better choice.

The follow day we went on a city tour courtesy our wonderful tour guide @ninaeatshere. Our first stop was at Basilica De Santa Maria, one of the oldest active churches in Alicante built between the 14th-16th century. We were greeted by a warm-melodious song thanks to the choir and the immaculate view of the cathedral. It is always refreshing paying a visit to a church, and I enjoyed our brief visit.

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Our next stop was the Maca Art Museum. The museum is said to house one of Spain's most important 20th century art collection and I will agree. We got to view so many beautiful art works (and some funny ones as well).

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We continued our tour alongst the Santa Cruz district and we were able to experience the Cruces de Mayo festival, an important spring festival in Spain.

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After a busy day touring the city, the few of us left standing decided to make one last stop at the beach. Can't swim but I do enjoy going to the beach and this wasn't an exception. The view was perfect and I got to enjoy the sun for the first time in a long while.

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We ended the day with dinner at Altabirra. It was also our last night today. A perfect way to end a successful event. We said our goodbyes for the last time and made way to our respective destinations.

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In conclusion, although I wasn't able to meet up for the Hive presentations, I did find this gathering meaningful in a different way. It wasn't so hivecentric. We got to enjoy ours whilst making new connections, which, in my opinion, is the whole point behind community community.

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Want to say a big 'thank you' to everyone who participated and made this event possible.

@sinochip
@livinguktaiwan
@schmidi
@ninaeatshere
@ratona
@m31
@lemony-cricket
@igormuba
@mightyrocklee
@susieisclever
@elsurtidor
@haastrecht
@edje
@curangel
@palomap3
@tibfox
@enraizar
@ph1102
@honeydue
@godfish
@machamorag2
@mipiano
@reiseamateur
@alessandrawhite
@bitterirony

@hivevive
@marinasalvi3
@iamkaye
@nikaradeva
@anamz
@juanmatrader
@dimrad
@gissse

I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I'm looking forward to the next event.